KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

The Rev. Dr. Lennett J. Anderson, Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia
Lecture: “Walk this Way: An Action-Oriented Lifestyle for Equity and Dignity”
Workshop: “From Pulpit to People: Empowering Advocacy in Community Through Preaching”
Sermon: “I Hear Something!” (1 Kings 18:41-46)

The Rev. Dr. M. Craig Barnes, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lecture: “Preaching in a Day of Despair”
Workshop: “Finding the Congregation in the Text”
Sermon: “Preaching to the Dead” (Ezekiel 37:1-6)

Dr. Paula Gooder, London, England
Lecture: “Between the Now and the Not Yet: Living the New Creation Now”
Workshop: “The Bible, Imagination and Storytelling”
Sermon: “From Glory into Glory: On Seeing and Reflecting Glory” (2 Corinthians 3:16-18)

WORKSHOP LEADERS

The Rev. Dr. Casey Barton, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Workshop: “Preaching as Eschatology”

The Rev. Dr. Emily Bisset, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Generative Preaching”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

Martha Burns, Toronto Ontario
Workshop: “Speaking from the Heart (and other organs)”
Open Session: “Performance Master Class: Actors’ Tools for Speaking and Listening”

The Rev. Dr. Jason Byassee, Toronto Ontario
Workshop: “Preaching in the Future Perfect Tense”
Open Session: “Preaching in the New Creation – The End is Near: Take Heart?”

The Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Crittenden, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Pilgrimage Preaching”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Dr. Sarah Han, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Coaching Listeners to Self-actualization of their Eternal Identity through Grace”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching
Open Session: “Preaching in the New Creation – The End is Near: Take Heart?”

The Rev. Dr. J. Peter Holmes, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Body and Soul: Enacting the Gospel at a Christian Funeral”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Scott E. Hoezee, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Workshop: “Preaching the Gospel of John”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching
Open Session: “Sermons That Catch”

The Rev. Dr. HyeRan Kim-Cragg, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Preaching for the Planet”

The Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime, Atlanta, Georgia
Open Session: “Sermons That Catch”

The Rev. Dr. Karoline Lewis, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Workshop: “New Creation and Preaching John’s Theology of Resurrection”

The Rev. Dr. Michael Knowles, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “The Spirituality of Preaching”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching
Open Session: “Sermons That Catch”

Shannon Litzenberger, Toronto Ontario
Workshop: “Speaking from the Heart (and other organs)”

The Venerable Jennifer McKenzie, Alexandria, Virginia
Workshop: “Preaching with Bent Elbows: Bringing the text closer and being surprised by God”

The Rev. Gail Ricciuti, Rochester, New York
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

R.H. Thomson, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Searching for our Authentic Voice”
Open Session: “Performance Master Class: Actors’ Tools for Speaking and Listening”

The Rev. Dr. Sarah Travis, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Body and Soul: Enacting the Gospel at a Christian Funeral”

The Rev. Dr. Jerome J. Washington, Durham, North Carolina
Workshop: “From Ancient Scrolls to Modern Souls: Preaching from the Prophets”
Open Session: “Preaching in the New Creation – The End is Near: Take Heart?”

The Rev. Dr. Paul Scott Wilson, Toronto, Ontario
Sermon: “On Being God’s Letters” (2 Corinthians 3:1-1)
Open Session: “Preaching in the New Creation – The End is Near: Take Heart?”

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

The Rev. Dr. Sarah Han, Toronto, Ontario
Lecture: “Everyday Grace”
Workshop: “Coaching Listeners to Self-actualization of their Eternal Identity through Grace”
Sermon: “Grace in the Flesh” (John 21:1-17)
Open Session: “Testimonies of Grace”

The Rev. Dr. Karoline Lewis, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Lecture: “A Grace-Filled Homiletic: Preaching for a Polarized World”
Workshop: “Amazing Grace in the Gospel of John”
Sermon: “Can Any Grace Come Out of Nazareth?” (John 1:36-51)

The Rev. Dr. Ken Shigematsu, Vancouver, British Columbia
Lecture: “Life Giving Rhythms” (Daniel 6:10)
Workshop: Meditation: “How Silence Makes Our Mind and Soul Whole”
Sermon: “Becoming Your True Self” (Ephesians 3:16-19)

The Rev. Dr. William H. Willimon, Durham, North Carolina
Lecture: “The Perils of Preaching with a Gracious God”
Workshop: “Preaching About Grace Amazing”
Sermon: “Grace for People Like You” (Luke 16:1-13)

WORKSHOP LEADERS

The Rev. Dr. Casey Barton, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Workshop: “Finding Grace in Graceless Places”
Open Session: “Testimonies of Grace”

The Rev. Dr. Emily Bisset, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Dr. Stuart Blythe, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Workshop: “Fit for Purpose”
Open Session: “How have hybrid worship and preaching changed and challenged the church and preachers?”

The Rev. Laura de Jong, Kitchener, Ontario
Workshop: “Preaching Toward Resilience”

Terry Fallis, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Speaking, Preaching, and Engaging”

The Rev. Dr. Scott Hoezee, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Workshop: “Dangerous Grace?”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching
Moderator: Leader’s Panel Discussion
Open Session: “How have hybrid worship and preaching changed and challenged the church and preachers?”

The Rev. Dr. J. Peter Holmes, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime, Atlanta, Georgia
Open Session: “How have hybrid worship and preaching changed and challenged the church and preachers?”

Dr. Wanda Malcolm, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “A Foundation for Grace: Building a Sustainable”

The Rev. Erinn Oxford, Toronto Ontario
Open Session: “Testimonies of Grace”

The Rev. Gail Ricciuti, Rochester, New York
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Thérèse Samuel, Thornbury, Ontario
Workshop: “A Foundation for Grace: Building a Sustainable Ministry Life”

The Rev. Susan Sparks, New York, New York
Workshop: “The Universe is Singing: Leveraging the Grace of Natural Creation for Preaching”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “What People Want to Hear? or What People Need to Hear?”

The Rev. Dr. Das Sydney, Toronto, Ontario
Open Session: “Testimonies of Grace”

R.H. Thomson, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Searching for our Authentic Voice”

The Rev. Dr. Paul Scott Wilson, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Interpreting the Bible for Grace”
Open Session: “Testimonies of Grace”

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

The Rev. Dr. Ray Aldred, Vancouver, British Columbia
Lecture: “My Journey as a Wounded Healer”
Workshop: “Real Stories Happen in Real Places”
Sermon: “A Theology for Mother Earth” (Luke 1:46-55; 23-37)

The Rev. Dr. Nicole Martin, Baltimore, Maryland
Lecture: “De-traumatize Your Preaching”
Workshop: “Preaching for a Traumatized World”
Sermon: “Compelled by the Call” (Jeremiah 20:7-13, NIV)

The Rev. Becca Stevens, Nashville, Tennessee
Lecture: “Revival”
Workshop: “A Balm in Gilead”
Sermon: “Wade in the Water” (Luke 18: 1-8)

The Right Rev. Robert C. Wright, Atlanta, GA
Lecture: “At the intersection of faith and leadership, God’s future and our agency”
Workshop: “Reading Scripture for Trauma-Aware Sermons”
Sermon: “The New Thing” (Isaiah 43:1-19)

WORKSHOP LEADERS

The Rev. Dr. Emily Bisset, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Preaching and Anxiety: Navigating Through the Fog”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Dr. Stuart Blythe, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Workshop: “Discovering, Designing and Delivering Stories”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching
Moderator: Leader’s Panel Discussion

The Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Crittenden, London, Ontario
Workshop: “Leisure on the Loose: A homiletic of Leisure in an Age of Affliction”

The Rev. Dr. Stephen Farris, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “It’s a Wrap: Preparing for Advent and Christmas”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Dr. Sarah Han, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “A Missional Homiletic for Diaspora Canada”

The Rev. Dr. Scott Hoezee, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Workshop: “Preaching as Pastoral Care”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Dr. HyeRan Kim-Cragg, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Preaching for Casting Out Fear and Catching Hope”

The Rev. Dr. Karoline Lewis, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Workshop: “Wounded Resurrections – Virtual Workshop”

The Rev. Jason Meyers, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “The Wounds of COVID”

The Rev. Dr. Luke A. Powery, Durham, North Carolina
Workshop: “Why the Spirituals Matter for Preaching – Virtual Workshop”

The Rev. Dr. Anna Robbins, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Workshop: “Kindling Desire: Preaching and Nostalgia”

The Rev. Susan Sparks, New York, New York
Workshop: “Leveraging Humour in a Brave New World”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Preaching Hope in a Time of Trauma”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

R.H. Thomson, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Searching for our Authentic Voice”

The Rev. Dr. Paul Scott Wilson, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “The Renewed Importance of God and Evil”

The Rev Dr. Brian Craig, Toronto, Ontario
Open Session: Visio Divina and the St. John’s Bible

Christopher De Bono, Toronto, Ontario
Open Session: “The Wisdom of the Henri Nouwen and The Wounded Healer in Today’s World”

Msgr. Jim Hannah, Toronto, Ontario
Open Session: “The Wisdom of the Henri Nouwen and The Wounded Healer in Today’s World”

Michelle O’Rourke, Toronto, Ontario
Open Session: “The Wisdom of the Henri Nouwen and The Wounded Healer in Today’s World”

Toronto Mass Choir, Karen Burke, Director, Toronto Ontario
Musical Guests

Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

The Rev. Scott Hoezee, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Lecture: “You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Tent: Preaching for a Larger World”
Workshop: “That You May Believe – Preaching the Rich Theology of John’s Gospel”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching
Sermon: “Come Upon You (Matthew 4: 12-25)”

The Rev. Dr. Meg Jenista Kuykendall
Lecture: “Preaching While White – Pursuing a Political Imagination for the Evangelical Pulpit)”
Workshop: “Creativity from Start to Finish”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching
Sermon: “Faith in the Name of Jesus” (Acts 3: 11-26)

The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Chicago, Illinois
Lecture: “Punching Holes in the Darkness: Being a Prophet in a World Seeking Profits”
Workshop: “A Jazz Ethic for Preaching: Finding the Beat, Cameron Hall the Hook and the Sermon’s Amen”
Sermon: “By Any Means Necessary (Luke 5: 17-26)”

The Rev. Dr. Joni Sancken
Lecture: “Preaching in A Disenchanted World”
Workshop: “Reading Scripture for Trauma-Aware Sermons”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching
Sermon: “Keep Calm and Pray On (Luke 18: 1-8)”

WORKSHOP LEADERS

The Very Rev. Andrew Asbil, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Courageous Preaching”

The Rev. Dr. Emily Bisset, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Dr. Stuart Blythe, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Workshop: “Preaching as Oral Graffiti”

The Rev. Dr. Annette Brownlee, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Playing Around in Scripture – In Order to Preach Jesus Christ…”

Michael Coren
Workshop: “Story-telling to Spread the Gospel”

The Rev. Dr. Stephen Farris, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “A Disciplined and Discipled Imagination”

The Rev. Dr. Cheryle Renee-Chapman Hanna
Workshop: “Preaching on the Unnamed People in Scripture”

The Rev. Dr. Terry LeBlanc, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Beyond Constantine – New Ways of Thinking”

The Rev. Jason Meyers, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “What Would Jesus Tweet? Technology in Preaching”

The Rev. Dr. Gary Nelson, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Preaching in Disorienting Times: Leaning into Imaginative Hope”

The Rev. Greg Paul, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Imagining Jesus Now”

The Rev. Dr. John Rottman, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Workshop: “Preaching Matthean Parables with Imagination”

The Rev. Susan Sparks, New York, New York
Workshop: “Preaching Punchlines – The Ten Commandments of Stand-Up Comedy”

The Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Dr. Sarah Travis, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Unspeakable: Trauma-Informed Theology for Preaching”

The Rev. Peter. M. Wallace, Atlanta, Georgia
Workshop: “Heart and Soul: Preaching the Emotions of Jesus”
Moderator: Panel Discussion

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

The Rev. Dr. Patricia Dutcher Walls, Vancouver, British Columbia
Lecture: “Disturbing the Peace: When God is the Source of Violence”
Workshop: “Can we Preach Peace if God is Violent?”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching
Sermon: “In Desolation, What Peace?” (Lamentations 1: 1-22)

The Rev. Dr. Terry LeBlanc, Toronto, Ontario
Lecture: “Circular Theology in a Linear World (Revelation 22:1-3a)”
Workshop: “Preaching in Times of Change”
Sermon: “Why Can’t You Be Like Me?” (Acts 15: 1-6)

The Rev. Susan Sparks, New York, New York
Lecture: “World Peace: One Joke at a Time”
Workshop: “Preaching Punch Lines”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching
Sermon: “Running with The Horses” (Jeremiah 12: 1-5) with musical guest Iona Passage

The Right Rev. Rowan Williams, Cambridge, England
Lecture/Interview: “The tongue is a fire”: seeds of violence”
Lecture: “The Word is near you”: seeds of communion
Sermon: “Dead words and living voices” (Ezekiel 3.1-11)

WORKSHOP LEADERS

The Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey, Ottawa, Ontario
Workshop: “Seeking Recovery from Addiction to Violence”

The Rev. Dr. Emily Bisset, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “How Theological Personality Affects Preaching”

The Rev. Dr. Stuart Blythe, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Workshop: “Preaching as though Scripture is Addressed to Us”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Paul R. Dekar, Dundas, Ontario
Workshop: “Preaching Peace in a Congregation with Conflict”

The Rev. Dr. Stephen Farris, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Getting Ready for Christmas”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Dr. Cheryle Renee-Chapman Hanna, Ottawa, Ontario
Workshop: “Embodied Preaching”

The Rev. Scott Hoezee, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Workshop: “With Healing in his Wings”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Lee Ann McKenna, Mono Township, Ontario
Workshop: “Our Violent Scriptures: What’s a Christian Peacemaker to do?”

The Rev. Dr. Morar Murray-Hayes, Oakville, Ontario
Workshop: “Backing into Controversy: Art and the Word in Preaching”

The Rev. Dr. John A. Vissers, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Preaching on Empty”

The Rev. Dr. Paul Scott Wilson, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Preaching to a Felt Need”
Workshop: Fine-Tuned Preaching

The Rev. Peter. M. Wallace, Atlanta, Georgia
Moderator: Panel Discussion

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

John Bell, Liturgist/Musician, Glasgow, Scotland
Concert: “THE UNSUNG JESUS – a congregational hymn sing”
Workshop: “The Importance of the Imagination”

The Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence, Decatur, Georgia
Keynote Address: “Rehearsing Scripture: Discovering God’s Word in Community”
Workshop: “Ten Things to Try with a Text”
Sermon: “Midwives and Ministry”, accompanied by John Bell

The Rev. Dr. Robert Franklin, Atlanta, Georgia
Keynote Address: “Preachers as Public Intellectuals”
Workshop: “ Preaching and Social Therapeutics”
Sermon: “The Vocation of Argument”, accompanied by John Bell

The Rev. Dr. Anna Robbins, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Keynote Address: “3 Reasons Why (Our preaching may not be infectious but should be)’
Workshop: “Jesus Felt: Initial Explorations in Preaching and Emotions”
Sermon: “Perplexed by Joy”, accompanied by John Bell

CHAPEL PREACHERS

The Rev. Dr. Malcolm Sinclair, Toronto, Ontario
Sermon: “Our Rocky Road to Contagious Joy”

The Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling, Toronto, Ontario
Sermon: “What is God REALLY like?”

WORKSHOP LEADERS

The Rev. Dr. Emily Rodgers Bissett, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Preaching and Politics?”

The Rev. Dr. Patricia Dutcher-Walls, Vancouver, British Columbia
Workshop: “Prophets, Psalmists and Sages: Poetic Analysis Skills for Preaching”

The Rev. Dr. Stephen Farris, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “The Five Skills of the Storytelling for Preachers”

The Rev. Scott Hoezee, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Workshop: “The Importance of Preaching Grace”

The Rev. Dr. Morar Murray-Hayes, Oakville, Ontario
Workshop: “Preaching in Your Underwear: Complexity and Preaching”

The Rev. Dr. Judy Paulsen, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “Preaching That Helps Them Proclaim”

The Rev. Dr. Gail Ricciutti, Rochester, New York
Workshop: “Look Before You Preach: the Embedded Joys of Imagery”

The Rev. Dr. John Rottman, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Workshop: “The Importance of Preaching Trouble”

The Rev. Dr. Victor Shepherd, Mississauga, Ontario
Workshop: “Calvin on Preaching”

The Rev. Dr. Paul Scott Wilson, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: “The Preaching Scene Today”

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Steve Bell, Musician, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Concert: Steve Bell In Concert

The Rev. Mark Buchanan, Calgary, Alberta
Keynote Address: The Gift of Provocation: Preaching that Disrupts
Sermon: If You Knew…
Workshop: Preaching to Dry Bones

The Rev. Dr. Karoline M. Lewis, Decatur, Georgia
Keynote Address: Taking the Incarnation Seriously: Vulnerability and Identity in the Pulpit
Sermon: Born Children of God, accompanied by Steve Bell
Workshop: Preaching and Social Therapeutics

The Rev. Marvin A. McMickle, Rochester, New York
Keynote Address: Witnesses for the Lord Sermon: Listening to the ‘Duh’sciples, accompanied by Steve Bell
Workshop: A Sovereign God and a Global Gospel

Sister Sue Mosteller, Toronto, Ontario
Sermon: Ready for the New Birth in Us Today, accompanied by Steve Bell
Sermon: What We Want from the New Birth in Us Today, accompanied by Steve Bell

WORKSHOP LEADERS

The Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey, Ottawa, Ontario
Workshop: Advent and Christmas: Tutored by African American Spirituals

The Rev. Danielle Ayana James, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Workshop: It’s New Terrain – Authenticity, Relevance, Vulnerability

The Rev. Scott Hoezee, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Workshop: The Challenges and Opportunities of Preaching Matthew

The Rev. Sam Lee, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Let the Children Come to Me

The Rev. Barry Morrison, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Workshop: How to Mend a Broken Heart

The Rev. Dr. Morar Murray-Hayes, Oakville, Ontario
Workshop: Advent Preaching in a Complex Context

The Rev. Dr. David Neelands, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Preaching Christmas Hope in a Terrifying World

The Rev. Dr. Anna Robbins, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Workshop: Because it’s 2016: Why We Must Still Preach about Sin and Repentance

The Rev. Dr. Judy Paulsen, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Preaching That Helps Them Proclaim

The Rev. Dale Rose, Toronto, Ontario
The Rev. Dr. Malcolm Sinclair, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Heard, Seen and Told

The Rev. Dr. John Rottman, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Workshop: Preaching Grace in Today’s World

The Rev. Dr. Paul Scott Wilson, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Using Easter to Enhance the Poetry of Advent and Christmas

The Rev. Dr. Todd Townshend, London, Ontario
Workshop: Between Two Advents: Preaching the Promises of God

The Rev. Dr. Sarah Travis, Oakville, Ontario

Workshop: Liberating the Church: Preaching at the End of Christendom

The Rev. Dr. Daniel L. Wong, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Preaching for Transformation

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

The Rev. Dr. Leonard Sweet, Madison, New Jersey

Keynote Address: A Charge to Keep I Have – Keeping the Charge for a Lifetime of Preaching
Sermon: Bearing and Boring
Workshop: Metaphor as Metamorphosis

The Rev. Mrs. Fleming Rutledge, Franklin, Virginia
Keynote Address: Preaching Christ Crucified Today
Sermon: Your Preference
Workshop: A Word for the Weary – The Power of Preaching

The Rev. Dr. Pamela McCarroll, Toronto, Ontario
Keynote Address: Waiting for God in Post-Christendom: Proclaiming Gospel in and out of Season
Sermon: Called to This Blessed Wilderness
Workshop: God, Prayer and the Crises of our Lives and Times

The Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey, Ottawa, Ontario
Keynote Address: I Know Your Deeds
Sermon: Preaching that Provokes Love and Good Deeds
Workshop: Preaching Accountability in All Seasons

WORKSHOP LEADERS

The Rev. Dr. Emily Bisset, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Preserving the Mystery of God in an Age of Information

His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Lectio Divina: Renewing for Today an Old and Vital Way of Praying the Word of God

The Rev. Barry Morrison, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Workshop: The Healing Word: Content, Process and Presence

The Rev. Dr. Morar Murray-Hayes, Oakville, Ontario
Workshop: Preaching the Good News

The Rev. Dr. Anna Robbins, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Workshop: Beyond Four Seasons: Preaching Hope in a Nihilistic Culture

The Rev. Dr. John Rottman, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Workshop: Preaching that Changes the World: What I learned from Angola Prison

The Rev. Dr. Victor Shepherd, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Diverse Approaches to Sermon Construction:
 As Varied as the “Many-Splendored Grace”

The Rev. Dr. Paul Scott Wilson, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Changing Culture: Challenges and Opportunities for Preaching

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

The Rev. Dr. Walter Brueggemann, Cincinnati, Ohio
Sermon: Breaking the Silence
Sermon: Refusing the Ordinary
Workshop: Psalms in Particular, Practical Contemporaneity

The Rev. Dr. Barbara Mutch, Vancouver, British Columbia
Keynote Address: Preaching as Struggle, Mystery and Joy

Sermon: Four Little Words
Workshop: Poverty as Holy Prop: A workshop for preachers who aren’t divine

The Rev. Dr. Danielle Ayana James, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

Keynote Address: You are here! – Sacred Cartography and the Preacher’s Context
Sermon: TBD
Workshop: Solo but Not Alone: Cultivating an Interior Preaching Life

His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, Toronto, Ontario

Sermon: Lectio Divina

WORKSHOP LEADERS

The Rev. Dr. Emily Bisset, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Becoming Well-Spoken: Making connections between the words of the church and everyday conversation

The Rev. Dr. Michael Knowles, Hamilton, Ontario
Workshop: Preaching Beyond the Postmodern Impasse

Florence MacGregor, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Preacher Gym: A Sacred Playground for Creative Exploration

Rev. Dr. Pamela McCarroll, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Preaching Hope in the Face of Tragedy and Despair

The Rev. Dr. Marvin McMickle, Rochester, New York
Workshop: Preaching in the African American Tradition: A Journey from Slavery to Freedom

The Rev. Barry Morrison, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Workshop: Getting to the Heart of the Matter: The Preacher as Poet and Teller of Souls

The Rev. Dr. David Neelands, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: By Many or By Few: Preaching in a Small Community

The Rev. Dr. Gary V. Nelson, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: God’s Story in Your Story: Preaching as Experienced Narrative from the Borderlands

The Rev. Canon Dr. Judy Rois, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Why is the same sermon a great success in one congregation and a flop in another? Knowing the Audience Makes the Difference

The Rev. Robert Thaler, New Hamburg, Ontario

Workshop: Tell Me the Stories of Jesus

The Rev. Canon Dr. Todd Townshend, London Ontario
Workshop: Proclamation Slam: What Preachers Can Learn from the Poetry Slam

The Rev. Dr. Paul Scott Wilson, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Fusion Preaching

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

The Rev. Dr. David J. Lose St. Paul, Minnesota
Keynote Address: Preaching in the Age of Digital Pluralism
Workshop: Preaching Ourselves into the Biblical Story
Sermon: Marking the Thin Places

The Rev. Dr. Jana L. Childers, San Francisco, California
Keynote Address: Humble Truths: Creativity & the Preacher’s Ego
Workshop: Body – The Spirit’s Message Board

Sermon: “Perfect Harmony”

The Rev. Dr. John M. Buchanan, Chicago, Illinois
Keynote Address: What in the World will Become of Us? Does the Church have a Future?
Workshop: Survival Skills for the Preacher
Sermon: The Risky Business of Preaching and Listening to Sermons

The Rev. Dr. Paul Scott Wilson, Toronto, Ontario
Keynote Address: Preaching as Poetry in an Age of Math
Workshop: Allowing the Word’s Beauty to be Heard
Sermon: The Beauty of the Unbeautiful

WORKSHOP LEADERS

The Rev. Dr. Annette Brownlee, Oakville, Ontario
Workshop: Using Stories in
Sermons: What Questions do We Ask?

The Rev. Dr. J. Peter Holmes, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Preaching as a Matter of Death and Life – The Funeral Sermon

The Rev. Will Ingram, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Preaching Toward the “Horizons” of Healthy Congregations

Dr. Michael Knowles, Hamilton, Ontario
Workshop: Preaching as Parable

The Rev. Dr. Kevin Livingston, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Redeeming Lectio Continua: Possibilities for a Neglected Preaching Form

The Rev. Dr. Fred Penney, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Exegetical Skills for Expository Preaching

The Rev. Dr. Gail A. Ricciuti, D.D., Rochester, New York
Workshop: Reading the Image, Reading the Text

The Rev. Dr. Malcolm Sinclair, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Preaching the Hero

The Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: It Takes Courage – Preaching as a Missionary Endeavour

The Rev. Canon Dr. Todd Townshend, London, Ontario
Workshop: Preaching Resurrection

Rev. Dr. Rev. Dr. Daniel L. Wong, Toronto, Ontario
Workshop: Preaching in a Multi-Cultural World

2011

The Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence, Decatur, Georgia
Lecture: “Scripture and Testimony: Speaking the Faith We See and Believe”
Sermon (morning): “Diving In”
Sermon (evening): “Preaching the Verbs”

2010

The Rev. Dr. Molly T. Marshall, Shawnee, Kansas
Lecture: “Telling it Slant: Preaching on the Trinitarian Life of God”
Sermon (morning): “God Plays all the Roles”
Sermon (evening): “The Church as Icon of the Trinity”

2009

The Rev. Darrell Johnson, Vancouver, British Columbia
Lecture: “So, What Is Supposed To Happen When We Preach?”
Sermon (morning): “Scandalous Love” (Part I)
Sermon (evening): “Scandalous Love” (Part II)

2008

The Rev. Dr. Brian Haymes, Manchester, England
Lecture: “Preaching with Integrity”
Sermon (morning): “God’s lively Word”
Sermon (evening): “The Searching God”

2007

The Rev. Dr. Stephen Farris, Vancouver, British Columbia
Lecture: “Preaching Resurrection”
Sermon (morning): “The Power Working in Us”
Sermon (evening): “By Grace Through Faith”

2006

The Rev. Dr. David L. Bartlett, Decatur, Georgia
Lecture: “Finding the Gospel in the Old Testament”
Sermon (morning): “Wrestling with God”
Sermon (evening): “Bartimaeus”

2005

The Rev. Dr.Paul Scott Wilson, Toronto, Ontario
Lecture: “God Talk in a Weary World”
Sermon (morning): “Standing for Something”
Sermon (evening): “Sent by Someone”

2004

The Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Jeter, Jr., Fort Worth, Texas
Lecture: “Dry and Famished”
Sermon (morning): “Come to the Waters… and Remember”
Sermon (evening): “At Table with Friends… and Enemies”

2003

The Rev. Dr. Cleophus J. LaRue, Princeton, New Jersey
Lecture: “African-American Preaching: Characteristics Worthy of Emulation”
Sermon (morning): “It Will Surely Come”
Sermon (evening): “God is at Work”

2002

The Very Rev. Dr. Gilleasbuig Macmillan, Edinburgh, Scotland
Lecture: “Integrated Preaching”
Sermon (morning): “Angels, Devils, Saints and Smells”
Sermon (evening): “This and That”

2001

The Rev. Dr. Leonora Tubbs Tisdale, Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Lecture: “Is There a Prophet in the House?”
Sermon (morning): “Courage to Speak”
Sermon (evening): “The Gospel We Don’t Want to Hear (or Preach)”

2000

Rev. Dr. William H. Willimon, Durham, North Carolina
Lecture: “A Postmodern Reading of the Bible: John 2:1-11”
Sermon (morning): “You Call This a Church?”
Sermon (evening): “Why Didn’t They Know Him?”

1999

Rev. Dr. Ernest T. Campbell, New York, NY
Lecture: “Imagination in Preaching”
Sermon (morning): “Don’t Go There!”
Sermon (evening): “In All Generations”

1998

Canon T. Herbert O’Driscoll, Victoria, B.C.
Lecture: (Rev. Dr. Stephen Farris, Toronto)
Sermon (morning): “Some Dos and Don’ts for a Wilderness Journey”
Sermon (evening): “Signs of Grace and Hope”

1997

Dr. Michael Quicke, London, England
Lecture: “What Makes a Preacher?”
Sermon (morning): “Adventure with God”
Sermon (evening): “Being Serious with God”

1996

Dr. Colin Morris, London, England
Lecture: “Preacher as Public Performer”
Sermon (morning): “The Dependence of God”
Sermon (evening): “The Statement of the Christian Case”

1995

Dr. John N. Gladstone, Toronto
Lecture: “Authentic Preaching” Exploring Four Points of The Compass of Proclamation”
Sermon (morning): “From the White House to the Lord’s House”
Sermon (evening): “The Right Look in Your Eye”

1994

Dr. Andrew MacRae, Wolfville, N.S.
Lecture: “Communicating with Our Culture”
Sermon (morning): “The Inclusiveness of God”
Sermon (evening): “The Imperatives of the Gospel”

1993

Dr. John M. Buchanan, Chicago, IL
Lecture: “Surviving in the Parish”
Sermon (morning): “A Man Lost in the Middle of Life”
Sermon (evening): “A Woman Thirsting for Life”

1992

Dr. Thomas G. Long, Princeton, N.J.
Lecture: “The Need to Know When the Preacher becomes a Teacher”
Sermon (morning): “Kindness” Simple and Not-So-Simple”
Sermon (evening): “Learning How to Tell Time”

1991

Dr. Fred B. Craddock, Atlanta, GA
Lecture: “Is There Anything New About Preaching?”
Sermon (morning): “With the Best of Intentions”
Sermon (evening): “But do I Have to?”

1990

Dr. Murdo Ewen Macdonald, Glasgow
Lecture: “The Craft of Preaching”
Sermon (morning): “The Authentic Radical”
Sermon (evening): “Jesus and the Children”

1989

Rev. Dr. Rex A. Mason, Tauton, England

1988

Rev. Dr. R. Maurice Boyd, New York, New York

1987

Rev. Dr. A. Leonard Griffith, Toronto, Ontario